CBS’s Stephen Colbert praised actress Cynthia Erivo for playing the lead role of Jesus in the upcoming Hollywood Bowl production of Jesus Christ Superstar, and called the casting “long overdue.”
“One of my favorite musicals of all time is Jesus Christ Superstar. And I’m so excited that, in August, you’re going to be playing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl,” Colbert told Erivo during an interview on The Late Show last week.
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